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Throughout our history, the Liberal Democrats have lead the way on green issues. The 1979 Liberal/SDP manifesto called for a "war on waste and pollution" and highlighted "the need to reserve the natural environment for future generations."

Forty years later, our 2019 European manifesto is no less radical. Just last week, Vince Cableannounced our commitment to campaign for an EU-wide ban on fracking.

Corbyn's catastrophic Brexit strategy is plodding on. Rather than acting in the interest of the country, he's working to stitch up a Brexit behind closed doors with the Tories.

He's ducking his commitment to a People's Vote. When asked today, he wouldn't even rule out abstaining on Theresa May's Brexit deal when it goes through the Commons in June. That's voting with the Tories without having to say he did.

It's been an exciting few weeks for the Lib Dems. Fresh off the back of our big local election wins, we're going into the European elections polling higher than we have in nearly a decade, and our campaigns around the country have well and truly taken off.

And what's even better, is we have loads of new members to share the joy with!

Caroline Voaden has continued working hard on the campaign trail this week, with a day in Gibraltar. The South West region in the EU elections covers a huge area stretching from Swindon to Gibraltar. Caroline was joined by Sir Vince Cable and Sir Graham Watson and spent the day speaking with Gibraltar's environmental action group, meeting with the cross-border business group and meeting Gibraltar's Chief Minister.

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.

But we fight every day against discrimination and inequality.

The Liberal Democrats have always pushed for a fairer and more equal society. I was the originator and architect of the same-sex marriage act, which legalised same-sex marriage in the UK in 2013 when I was the minister for equalities in the Home Office. We have always fought for equal rights for all LGBT+ members and we continue to do so today.

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